Lightning in His Hand: The Nikola Tesla Story Audiobook – Unabridged Inez Hunt (Author), Wanetta W. Draper (Author), Aubrey Parsons (Narrator)

Lightning in His Hand: The Nikola Tesla Story Audiobook – Unabridged Inez Hunt (Author), Wanetta W. Draper (Author), Aubrey Parsons (Narrator)  Summary Lightning in His Hand is a complete biography of Tesla's life, from his birth in Croatia in 1856 to his death in New York in 1943, with a special focus on Tesla’s experiments in Colorado. After an auspicious early life in Europe, Tesla came to America and worked for a time with Thomas Edison, but their paths diverged after Edison failed to pay Tesla the $50,000 he owed him. Stunned at this infidelity, Tesla joined with Edison's rival, George Westinghouse, in the "battle of the currents", pitting Edison and his advocacy of direct current against the alternating current he proposed with Westinghouse. The winner (Tesla) determined which type of electricity powered the majority of America. Well before Tesla came to Colorado Springs, this battle was waged on one important front in Colorado. Westinghouse, using Tesla's patents, built an alternating current plant to provide power to Telluride's Gold King Mine in 1891. It was an early victory for alternating current, and by association, Tesla's genius. Tesla's fame grew over the next decade, and by the end of the century, he desired a lab of his own in which to conduct more advanced electrical experiments. The results of much of his research were spirited away after his death by elements of the US government and are rumored to have been used - in secret - to develop high-tech antigravity vehicles and other modern marvels. ©1982 Saucerian Press (P)2019 New Saucerian Press

 An Excellent Well Balanced Biography of Tesla. Having read several biographies of Nikola Tesla this is perhaps the most concise and best. It is free from sensational claims or elevating the man to mythical status. In a very well written and superbly narrated book, it clearly states the facts of Tesla's life, his inventions and ideas plus the impact they had. There is a very good account of his eccentric personality and how he interacted with his peers and friends. To me, it brings out his human side as well as his genius. A very rewarding listen. Simon Gibson review